City of Houston Strategic Procurement Division

Employee Directory

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Jedediah Greenfield, Interim Chief Procurement Officer	832.393.9126
Carolyn Hanahan, JD, Assistant Chief Policy Officer	832.393.9127
Candice Gambrell, JD, Deputy Assistant Director	832.393.9129
Dina Ramos, Administrative Coordinator	832.393.8703
Simone Angelle, Administrative Coordinator	832.393.9128
Roosevelt Wright, Administrative Assistant	832.393.8732
Cynthia Saldana, Senior Staff Analyst	832.393.8740
Perla Arredonda, Training Administrator	832.393.8016

COMMODITIES/EQUIPMENT

Desiree Heath, CPPB, Division Manager	832.393.8742
John Dearmon, Senior Procurement Specialist	832.393.8744
Mary Smith, Senior Buyer	832.393.8719
Lien-Huong Nguyen, Senior Procurement Specialist	832.393.8740
Ezechukwu Iwundu, Procurement Specialist	832.393.8752
Tara Jacobis, Procurement Specialist	832-393-8713
David Martinez, Procurement Specialist	832.393.8797
LiJeanna Earl, Procurement Specialist	832.395.2850

FLEET

Lena Farris, Fleet Purchasing Manager	832.393.8729
Coryie Gilmore, Procurement Specialist	832.393.8742
Jordan Hargrove, Procurement Specialist	832.393.9125

WORK SERVICES/CONSTRUCTION

Barbara Fisher, Purchasing Manager	832.393.8741
Roy Korthals, Senior Procurement Specialist	832.393.8734
Tia Jordan, Senior Procurement Specialist	832-393-9153
Elnora Williams, Senior Procurement Specialist	832.393.0209
Greg Hubbard, Senior Staff Analyst	832.393.8748
Adrian Mahone, Procurement Specialist	832.393.9156
Veronica Pacheco, Procurement Specialist	832.393.9151
Karen Simonton, Procurement Specialist	832.393.9027

SMALL PURCHASES

Ketan Shah, Division Manager	832.393.8714
Lian Zhou, Senior Buyer	832.393.8721
Kelly Patel, Procurement Specialist	832.393.8737
Richard Brandt, Procurement Specialist	832.393.8768
Michael Pierce, Buyer	832.393.8720
Ronald Laborde, Senior Buyer	832.393.8716

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Yesenia Chuca, Purchasing Manager	832.393.8727
Adeola Otukoya, Senior Procurement Specialist	832.393.8786
Valerie Player-Kaufman, CPPO, CPPB, Senior Procurement Specialist	832.393.8749
Maira Artola, Senior Procurement Specialist	832.393.8724
Derek Kent, Senior Procurement Specialist	832.393.8733
Norbert Aguilar, Procurement Specialist	832.393.8751

SPECIAL PROCUREMENT

Lena Farris, Purchasing Manager	832.393.8729
Murdock Smith, Senior Procurement Specialist	832.393.8725
Catherine Scott, Procurement Specialist	832.393.8003
Katie Moore, Senior Procurement Specialist	832.393.8710

PROCUREMENT INTELLIGENCE

Demetria Brewster, Management Analyst IV	832.393.8709
Jing Yi, Senior Staff Analyst	832.393.9124
Sergio Escobedo, Staff Analyst	832.393.8711